File:Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period - Ritual Axe - 1978.9.1 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Ritual Axe |
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| Object type | Metalwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Ceremonial weaponry was used in tantric rituals to combat obstacles to enlightenment, such as ignorance, delusions, and selfishness. In 1407, a high-ranking Tibetan monastic patriarch visited the emperor of the Ming dynasty, known as Yongle. The Yongle emperor presented him with a number of gifts, of which this ritual axe was probably a component, since the axe bears his identifying inscription in a cartouche. Imperial Chinese workmanship is noted in the lush rendering of the lion heads from which the blades emerge, the calligraphic serpentine forms, and the cloud motifs. |
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| Date | between circa 1407 and circa 1410 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Iron alloy with gold and silver inlay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art |
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1978.9.1 |
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| Place of creation | Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period (1403-1427) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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